Liang Shuyan pondered for a moment and said, "Mother, the child has grown up so much. Even if Chunyan is not a child of our Jin family, we can't doubt Chunzhu no matter what. Otherwise, how can Jinwang live on?"
A silence fell over the room. Old Mrs. Jin stopped talking about it and sat down in her chair, saying, "Perhaps I'm overthinking it. Didn't you notice this when you were alive? How could this Zhao woman be so cruel to the Jin family?"
The original owner's mother-in-law probably learned some news and died of anger, otherwise, how would Liang Shuyan's mother have had the opportunity to transmigrate?
Thinking about these things, Liang Shuyan felt a mess in her mind. To be fair, the original owner's mother-in-law was a pitiful person. She was abandoned in a dark room by her daughter-in-law, where she might have starved or frozen to death. She only knew what news she had, and no one ever went into the room to check on her.
The current mother-in-law is Liang Shuyan's biological mother. She glanced at Old Lady Jin and said, "Mother, you shouldn't think about the original owner's mother-in-law anymore. Now you are just my mother. Don't think about anything else. Thinking too much is not good."
Grandma Jin seemed a little down. She waved her hand at Liang Shuyan and said, "Alright, you can go now. I'm a little sleepy and want to take a nap."
Jin Daya was most concerned about her mother's condition. Standing at the door, she asked in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, is Mom alright? I'm worried that she heard about Chunyan and is feeling troubled."
Liang Shuyan pulled Jin Daya aside and whispered, "This matter is really troublesome. I wonder if you knew about the relationship between your second sister-in-law and your second brother back then?"
Jin Daya thought for a while and said, "Sister-in-law, I know about this matter. My second sister-in-law did have such a vicious rumor. Li Yonghe often associated with Li Zheng back then. Every time he passed by Li Zheng's house, he would always come to see my second brother. However, I know that my second brother is not familiar with this Li Yonghe."
It's quite obvious that Jin Wang is not usually at home, and Li Yonghe helps with the housework. Ostensibly, he's helping Zhao Shi with chores, but in reality, he's doing some shady things.
"Since Mother fell ill, she has become very confused about things from the past, so it's best not to let her know about this. Mother is getting old, and I don't want her to worry."
Jin Daya nodded.
After resting for about an hour, Grandma Jin called Niu Niu inside.
After Niu Niu went inside, Grandma Jin patted Niu Niu's head and said, "Niu Niu is Grandma's good granddaughter. Now go to your second aunt's house and call her over. Tell her that Grandma has something important to tell you. Don't let anyone in the family know. Go quickly."
Niu Niu was really obedient; she immediately went to invite Zhao Shi over. Zhao Shi, of course, had no idea what was going on. When she came in, she was carrying two steamed egg custards.
"Mother, it's been so long since I've come to see you. I wonder why you called your daughter-in-law here?" Zhao was a bit old, but she was still quite polite to the old lady. However, the old lady Jin had a stern face and ordered Zhao to close all the doors and windows.
Following her mother-in-law's instructions, Zhao closed the doors and windows and sat down on the stool.
Old Mrs. Jin, her face grim, slammed her hand on the table and shouted, "Zhao, kneel down before me!"
Old Jin has been gone for so many years. Apart from paying respects during festivals, we don't usually pay respects to him on ordinary days. But today, they actually put out some fruit and pastries.
"Kneel before your father and tell me, is Chunyan Jinwang's child?"
Zhao Shi hadn't expected it to be about this matter, and her lips began to tremble: "No way, Mother, we already said a few days ago that Chunyan is a child we picked up, not our biological child. Why are you bringing this up again, Mother? Did you hear some gossip?"
Grandma Jin stood up: "I swear by your father's memorial tablet, if you dare to lie, I'll make sure you go with your father before tonight!"
Zhao was naturally afraid of death. Upon hearing this, she turned ashen-faced and began to rattle off, "Mother, your daughter-in-law says, says, Chunyan and Chunzhu are not Jinwang's children!"
Grandma Jin almost fainted on the ground. She used all her strength to support herself, complaining inwardly about how bad her body was.
"Why did you do this? Whose children are they? Tell me the truth!"
She dared not lie in front of Old Master Jin, and Zhao Shi said tremblingly, "Mother, it is, it is Li Yonghe's!"
Old Mrs. Jin strode forward and began to beat us with her cane: "You shameless woman, as the daughter-in-law of our Jin family, you have not given birth to any offspring for our family. Instead, you have made our Jin family raise the Li family's seed. Today, I will beat you to death in front of your father!"
Zhao's voice sounded like a pig being slaughtered in the house. Upon hearing Zhao's voice, Liang Shuyan rushed to the door of Old Lady Jin's house.
"Mom, what's wrong? Open the door quickly!"
Grandma Jin completely ignored the shouts and cries outside, her cane striking Zhao Shi repeatedly, turning Zhao Shi's voice into a weak groan.
"Grandma, don't kill my aunt, or our whole family will pay with our lives!" Niu Niu shouted from across the doorway.
Old Mrs. Jin didn't stop using her cane, and she shouted, "You slut! You're not our Jin family's daughter-in-law! Today I'm going to deal with sluts like you!"
A bad premonition rose in Liang Shuyan's heart. When they fled their home during the famine, it was her mother-in-law's original body that couldn't bear to leave, almost causing the deaths of the whole family. Could it be that the soul of her mother-in-law's original body is still in her mother's body? If so, what if someone really died?
Liang Shuyan kicked open the door to Old Lady Jin's room. Seeing Old Lady Jin raising her cane to strike again, she grabbed Old Lady Jin's hands and cried out, "Mother, what's wrong with you? No matter what, you can't kill her!"
Looking at Zhao Shi on the ground, she had already fainted and was lying unconscious.
"Da Ya, quickly help her up and ask the doctor to take a look."
Daya came in, and several people helped Zhao Shi out.
The memorial tablet on the table and the ashes on the ground rustled and sparked. Liang Shuyan was startled and picked up a cup of tea, walked over to the ashes, and extinguished them.
"Mother, what are you doing? Are you trying to cause trouble in broad daylight? What if you beat Zhao to death?"
"Kill this bitch! This bitch didn't even give birth to a son for our Jin family!"
Liang Shuyan then realized that this was not her mother's voice at all, but clearly a man's voice. Could it be Old Man Jin, her father-in-law, speaking?
Although Liang Shuyan didn't believe in superstition, the old lady Jin's behavior just now made her believe that if she hadn't barged in, Zhao Shi might have really died.
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